Recent content by dlux

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    Need help with CPU

    i think i will charge him... $4k save yo wallet fee...but thanks alot guys. really appreciate the help.
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    Need help with CPU

    1.83 GHz dual-core he believes it is a Intel Centrino Duo... he got it two years ago. So it is kinda old. So im thinking any kind of processor now would be far superiour to this. Im trying to find the full specs but he dosent remember the model number. he says its a Asus M-series laptop. So...
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    Need help with CPU

    sorry i forgot to be more specific. Ok so he dosent really need to upgrade his laptop but he wants to build a desktop/workstation dedicated to number crunching (excel..ect...). We want to start from scratch. He went to the apple store and is convinced that he should spend 5k on a 12-core...
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    Need help with CPU

    I am building a computer for my co-worker and he is wanting a computer that can process and calculate large amounts of numbers and data through excel. He has a dual-core processor right now (i dont remember which one) but it almost freezes but lags his computer to a snail-like speed, and this is...
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    Help with sound

    So i recently changed my soundcard to a turtle beach rivera because i have a new dvd/receiver which has optical output... so i connected everything through an optical calbe and now when i watch movies or nething theres a delay... like a maybe second or less than that of a dely in picture and...
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    having problems w/ my optical out

    bump...ne one... =(.. its giving me so much trouble...
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    having problems w/ my optical out

    Ok so im trying to hook up my 5.1 surround sound home theater system to my computer via optical out. So i plugged them in and when im running the sound test, i do not get any sound from the rear left and right speakers. I hear the fronts fine and sub. but when it comes to the rear they do not...
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    big problem w/ windows xp

    ok so this weekend i left to vegas for new years. i turned off my comp no problem. i ususally have my comp on 24/7 but i felt like i needed to turn it off for this trip. so i did. when i got back i tried to boot up my computer and all of a sudden it dosent want to... ok whenever i boot up my...
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    Got a NEW laptop

    i dont think its a virus... cuz i didnt even access the internet or anything when i got the laptop. i made sure of that because i wanted to install spyware doctor and all my virus/spyware protection. should i do it anyways.
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    Got a NEW laptop

    ok so i just bought a new Sony Vaio laptop here are the specs Intel Pentium M 740 (1.73GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 533MHz FSB) 512 DDR2 dual channel(2x256 Frequency at 199.5MHz FSB:DRAM @ 2:3) 80 GB HD (cant find the specs on it) ok so i got a problem that is pissing me off.. its so slow... i...
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    new to wireless networking

    i checked the updates for my laptop and there are no new updates for the wireless card. the card is built in so iono if that makes a difference.... is there anything else i should try?
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    new to wireless networking

    ok so i just bought a new linksys broadband router model number WRT54GS... ok so i just got my laptop to a sony vaio w/ wireless capabilites B and G... and yeah i set up my router and i get excellent signal but when i try to get the info on the laptop like ip... its very very slow and dosent get...
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    HELP W/ EXPLORER

    ohh btw i am using firefox right now and everything works fine on that... so its that damn explorer... and in addition i cant go to the windows update website... thanks.. any help would be great
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    HELP W/ EXPLORER

    ok i think something is really wrong w/ internet explorer for me... first of all i cant open hotmail...gmail...i cant run most javascripts on webpages.... when i clicked new topic on this forum nothing would happen... same if i would be in newegg and try to add somehting in my cart...it wouldnt...
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    help w/ pc question

    when u guys say double sided...does that mean the same as dual channel.... if so im just using 2 sticks of single channel RAM... if not... enlighten me please...hahaha.. thanks alot everyone...